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GC_RELEASABLE_LOCKS

Parameter type:	Integer
Parameter class:	Static
Default value:	Derived: value of `DB_BLOCK_BUFFERS`
Range of values:	50 or more
Oracle Parallel Server:	Multiple instances can have different values, and you can change the values as needed.
This parameter is specific to the Oracle Parallel Server in shared mode. Lock elements can be fixed or releasable. Fixed lock elements are used by hashed parallel cache management (PCM) locks, in which the lock element name is preassigned. Releasable lock elements are used with fine-grain locking. If you set the `GC_RELEASABLE_LOCKS` parameter, then Oracle uses its value to allocate space for fine-grain locking. The maximum value is imposed only by memory restrictions. See Also: Oracle8i Parallel Server Administration, Deployment, and Performance for more information on setting this parameter.